The IMS Institute of Healthcare Informatics released a report in 2013 entitled ‘Medicine Use and Shifting Costs of Healthcare: A Review of the Use of Medicines in the United States in 2013′ that found an increase in the overall use of healthcare services...
As per the 2011 ‘Montana Healthcare Workforce Statewide Strategic Plan’ released by the Montana Office of Rural Health, 11 counties had no primary care physicians (PCPs) and another 16 counties had five or fewer PCPs in 2010. We can see no change in this scenario...
Medicare doctors have been threatened with pay cuts each year over the past decade. The condition remains the same this year. The American Medical Association (AMA) president recently drew attention to the fact that physician payments under Medicare will drop by...
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reports that some Medicare contractors are refusing to provide payment for routine pelvic and breast examinations when they are reported using HCPCS Level II code G0101 (Cervical or vaginal cancer...
When I met James, a very close friend of mine a couple of years back, he was considerably worried and seemed to be at a loss. I soon discovered that the issue was his difficulty to balance his professional and personal life. A cardiologist working for a reputable...
